Time-recorder for trucks.



W. MURRAY & E. C. BANTA, JR. TIME RECORDER FORYTRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1916.

1,256,586. Patented Feb. 19,1918.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 19m.

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W. MURRAY & E C. BANTA, JR.

TIME RECORDER FOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY6,1916.

1 ,256,586 Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MURRAY AND EDWARD o. mum, in, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TIME-RECORDER FOR, TRUCKS.

Specification of Letters fatent. Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed May 6, 1916. Serial No. 95,773.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM MURRAY and EDWARD C. BANTA, Jr., bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of the borough of Brooklyn,county of Kings, city and State of New York, have jointly inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Time-Recorders for Trucks,ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to time-recorders for use on vehicles, andparticularly onautomobile trucks, which make a great many trips everyday and for this reason spend a good deal of time in loading andunloadin The purpose of our invention is to provi e an eflicient deviceof this character, the operation of which will be largely automatical,and which will ive a clear and complete record of all functionsperformed in the course of 'a working day and of the time consumed inthe performance of these various functions. Further advantages of ourinvention will be'explained in the description following hereinafter,and the novel features will be pointed out in tho.

appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation,with parts in section, of our improved time-recorder; Fig. 2 is a topView of the device, with the cover removed; Figs. 3, 4, '5 and 6 arevertical longitudinal sections, taken on lines 33,'44, 5-5, and

6-6 respectively of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on line 77of Fig. 2; Fig. 8

is an end view of the various markers cm-. ployed in our device, lookingin the d1rec'-- tion of the arrow 8 in Fig. 2; Fig. 9 is a detailhorizontal section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3; Figs. 10 and 11 are afront view and aside View respcctivelyof a certain part shown in Fig. 3;Fig. 12 is a detail view of a lever shown in Fig. 3, looking in thedirection of the arrow 12 in said Fig. 3; Fig. 13 is a small crosssection of certain parts, taken on line 13-13 of Fig. 6; Figs.v l4 and15 are detail views showing how the strip or sheet of paper on which therecord is made, is secured to the drum carrying it; and Fig. 16 shows aportion of the sheet of paper on which our time recorder records, andthe manner in which such record is made.

Referring to the drawings, and particuother gear 23 whose diameter isdouble that of the gear 22, so that the speed of the gear 23 will behalf that of the gear 22, that is to say, while gear 22 performs, withthe small hand of the clock, two revolutions in 24 hours, gear 23 willperform only one revolution in the same period. Gear 23 is mountedrigidly on a shaft 24 which is carried by, and revolves in, a U-shapedsupport 25 secured to the base plate 21 by screws 25. Sleeves 26 withset screws 26 prevent axial movement of the shaft 24, while ballbearings 27 assist the rotary movement of the shaft 24 and gear 23 (Fig.7). On the side of the gear 23 opposite to'the support 25, the shaft 24carries, removably mounted thereon, a wheel 28 to the rim of which isfastened, by means of screws 28, a cylindrical plate 29. This plateforms a drum whose cylindrical surface is adapted to carry the strip ofpaper on which our device is intended to record the various functionsperformed by the automobile truck or other vehicle, as will be describedin detail below. By means of a key'24, the wheel 28 with the drum 29 iscompelled to rotate with the shaft 24. Forthe purpose of securing thewheel 28 and drum 29 inthe proper position, after the former has beenslipped over the key. 24', and to hold said wheel and drum againstmotion lengthwise of the shaft; we provide a lever 30 pivoted on thewheel at '30 and having its inner end pulled toward the shaft 24 by aspring30. The inner end of the lever 30, is formed with a notch 30*adapted to catch over the annular flange of a sleeve 31 secured to theshaft 24 by means of a set- 4 Figs. 7, 14 and 15 show a simple way ofsecuring the recording strip to the drum 29. At somepoint-of itscircumference (which may conveniently be'the point where the two ends-ofthe plate forming the drum meet), thedrum is provided with a transverseslot 29 through which one end of the recording strip 32 may be insertedand secured to the projection 29" provided on the inside of the drum onone side of the slot 29. On the other side of the slot 29 the drumcarries, likewise on its inner side, two

pins 29* extending through slots 33 pro vided in a small plate 33. Theseslots 33' extend in a direction transverse to that of the slot 29', sothat the plate 33 will be capable of a .slight circumferential movementrelatively to the drum, collars or nuts on the pins 29* holding theplate 33 against the drum 29, while allowing such circumferentialmovement. A projection 33" will facilitate the shifting of the plate 33.This latter is also provided with a slot 33* extending parallel to theslot 29' in the drum 29 and registering in one extreme position of theplate 33 with said slot 29', so that the free end of the recording strip(after it has been placed on the drum) can be inserted through these twoslots. A lateral shiftingaround the drum and clamp its ends firmlybetween. the plate 33 and the drum. Of

course, when a protective strip (such as 32',

Fig. 7) is used in conjunction with the recording strip, both stripswould be secured at the same time by the clamping device just described.

As shown in Fig. 16, the recording strip is divided by lines runningparallel to the drum axis into equal spaces or columns of which thereare 24 on the whole strip, representing the 24 hours of the day; each ofthese columns may be subdivided to indicate the half-hours, quarters ofan hour and smaller subdivisions if desired, but for our purpose it willbe sutficient to have these divisions indicated as shown in Fig. 16. Therecording strip is further divided by lines running lengthwise of thestrip, into five spaces or rows of equal width, for the purpose ofmarking therein the five different.

functions which our device is intended to record, as will be describedbelow.

The first one of the rows just referred to, (1), serves to recordtherein the speed atwhich the vehicle has been traveling at any time ofthe day or night, and incidentally thereto also the mileage. This isaccomlished by the following mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3: To thebase 21 is secured a block 36 which forms a support for two plates 37,37 standing upright on said block and rigidly secured thereto by meansof screws 38. These plates are held "at the proper distance from eachother by distance pieces 39, 39', 39" and 39* alternating with thinpartition strips 40, 41, and by screws 42. As shown in Fig. 4, thescrews 38 press downwardly on a bar 38' resting on the lowermost screws42. Through this whole structure extends a shaft 43 supported in theside plates 37, 37, and held against longitudinal movement by a flange43 on the outer side of the plate 37, and by a nut 43 screwing on theend of the shaft on the outer side of the plate 37. Adjacent to theflange 43', the shaft 43 carries a pinion or worm wheel 44 in meshwith aworm 45 on a shaft 46 journaled in bearings 47, 47 secured to the plate37. This shaft 46 is operated from the wheel of the vehicle by anysuitable means, as for instance by a flexible shaft 48, a oneway clutchbeing preferably provided so that the shaft 46 will be operated onlywhen the truck or other vehicle is traveling forward. Such clutch mayconsist, for instance, of a disk 46 secured to the shaft 46 and havingteeth in mesh with those of a mating disk 48 pressed towardthe otherdisk by a spring 48 engaging a sleeve on the disk 48' and a collar orhead 46" on the end of the shaft 46. The disk 48 is held to turn withthe shaft 48-, but allowed to move lengthwise thereof, as by means ofkeys 48*. To further guard against accidental rotation of the shaft 46in the wrong direction, we provide agpawl 49 carried by the plate 37 andengaginga ratchet wheel 49 on said shaft.

Rigidly secured to that portion of the shaft 43 which is adjacent to theinner side of the plate 37 there is a disk 50 having a pin 50-arrangedto engage, at times, a lever 51 pivoted at 51* between the plate 37 andthe first partition strip 41 (Fig. 3). A spiral 'or coiled spring 52,secured to the lever 51 and to one of the :distancepieces 39, normallyholds the lever 51 against a stop 53. The lever 51 is provided withslots 51, 51"

(Figs. 3 and 12), of which'the slot 51" will A the pin 50 to clear thelever 51 only after the latter has been swung a distance on its pivot,against the tension of the spring 52.

ivoted on a pin 54 extending from the side plate 37 to the side plate 37is a lever 55 normally held in its position of rest against the stop 56by a spring 57 carried by one of the distance pieces 39*. The endportion of the lever 55 adjacent to the stop 56 is forked and carries,pivotally connected therewith at 55, a short arm 58, whose narrow middleportion fits into the forked end of the lever 55. Normally a spring 58will hold the arm 58 in the position shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 10 and 11 show detail views of the arm 58; it will be seen byreference to these figures and to Fig. 3, that the arm 58 can yield whenswung on its pivot in one direction, against the tension of the spring58. that is to say, its lower portion is capable of swinging to theright in Fig. 3. It cannot swing, however, in the opposite direction,beyond the position shown in Fig. 3, owing to the fact that in thisposition the short horizontal faces 58 bear against the lever 55; anyeffort exercised in this direction will not swingthe arm 58 with respectto the lever 55, butwill swing the lever 55 on its pivot 54 against thepressure of the spring 57. The end portion of the lever 55 which liesoutside the structure confined by the side plates 37, 37, has a hole,preferably of rectangular cross section (Fig. 9), through which extendsa marker 59 of similar cross section atits central portion. The lowerportion of the marker 59 is V-shaped in one direction (Fig. 3) and formsa shoulder against which bears one end of a spring 59, the other end ofwhich bears against the lever 55 so as to hold the marker in its normalposition shown in Fig. 3, in which position the; nut 59" screwed on theupper screw threaded portion of the marker rests on the lever 55. Thelower edge of the V-shaped portion of the marker is intended to make thedesired record on the recording strip 32 mounted on the drum 29 and istransverse to the direction in which said strip travels.

The operation of our speed-and mileage recording device is as follows:The proportions between the pinion 44, the worm 45 and the wheels of thevehicle are such that for every mile the vehicle has been traveling(fcrwardlthe pinion 44 with its shaft 43 will have performed onecomplete revolution. As the disk 50 revolves with the shaft 43 (in thedirection shown by the arrow in Fig. .3), the pin 50 will once in everyrevolution engage the lever 51 and swing it on its pivot 51* until thepin enters the slot 51', whereupon the lever 51 will be pulled backquickly by the action of the spring 52 to its original position (incontact with the stop 53).. When the pin 50 on its further travel againreaches the lever 51 (this time from the rear of the lever), it can passfreely without afiecting the position of the lever, owing totheprovision of the slot 51" in the path of the pin. its swing away fromthe stop 53, the lever 51 will come in contact with the lower portion ofthe arm 58, which latter will yield by swinging on its pivot 55, andthus allow the lever 51 to pass. On the return swing of the lever 51,however, the arm 58 cannot yield, but will be lifted, causing the lever55 to swing on its pivot. 54, and this again will cause the marker 59 tostrike against the recording strip, or rather against the protectivestrip 32. The loose, yielding connection between the marker 59 and thelever 55 will'prevent the marker from striking too hard on the drum 29,the spring 59' returning the marker tothe normal position with respectto the lever 55. By means of the carbon paper interposed between theprotective strip and the recording strip, each blow delivered by themarker 59 on the drum 29, and therefore each mile traveled by thevehicle, will be recorded'by a transverse line on the recording strip32. As

described above, the drum 29 is rotated continuously by the clock 20,and the recording strip will therefore show in theparticular space orrow (I), a succession 'of course the time during which the vehicle hasbeen stopping, will have to be deducted in order to find the timeconsumed for a certain distance of travel. I

The second space (II) of the recording stri will indicate at what 'time,and for -what length of time the vehicle has been running during theday, that is during the 24 hours. This is accomplished by a device quitesimilar to the one just described (see Fig. 4). On the shaft 46 ismounted a bevel gear 60 in mesh with a bevel gear 61 of the same size,which latter is rigidly mounted on a shaft 62 extending through, andsupported by, the side plates 37, 37", in thesame manner as shaft 48. Anut 62 on one side and the gear 61 on the. other, parevent lateralmovement of the shaft 62.

igidly mounted on this haft is a disk 63 having a pin 64 adapted toengage at and on its return movement lift, ancarm' 68 pivot'al'lyconnected at 69 with a lever 70 pivoted at 54 and held by a spring/71 initsnormal position against the st0p,.56.i

The lever 70 is slotted to receive the arm 68 which is heldin its normalposition shown in Fig. 4, by a spring 72, and which n has a short face68 hearing against the;

lever 70, as has been described above in detailv in connection with thearm 58 and the lever 55 (Fig. 3). lever 7 O is provided with a marker 73havinga spring 73 and a nut 73 similar to The free end of the those ofthe marker 59. The operation of this recording device, which will makeits marks in space or row II, is exactly the same as described above inconnection with row I, except that, owing to the different ratio ofgearing, the marker of row II will be 0 erated much oftener than that ofrow I. 1E transverse line will be marked in row II at every revolutionof bevel-gear 61, and

.this may be so connected that one such mark will be made in row IIafter the completion of every one-twentieth of a mile. The marks orlines in row II will be so close together during each period ofcontinuous travel that.

they will coalesce or run together so as to appear as a wide solid blackline covering practically the whole width of row II, as

shown in Fig. 16. )Vhen the vehicle is not traveling, no record will, ofcourse, be made in rows I or II of the record strip, so that the whitespaces in row II will show the time the vehicle has been standing, whilethe heavy black lines will indicate the exact time it has been running.

The neXt two spaces of the record strip, III and IV, serve to marktherein the time spent in loading and unloading respectively. Themechanism for recording the loading tune is shown in detail in Fig. 5and is constructed as follows: To the shaft 62 is secured rigidly a disk74 provided on one side with a pin 75 dapted to engage and operate attimes, a lever 76 pivoted at 65* and having two slots 7 6 and 76".Normally, this lever is held against the stop 67 by a spring 77, butwhen actuated by the rotating pin 75 the lever will engage a short lugor dog 78 pivoted at 7 8 to an arm 79 which is itself pivoted at 79 intwo adjoining partition strips 40. The dog 78 is held in the normalposition with respect to the arm 79 by a spring 7 8". One end of the arm79 is adapted to engage at times a stop 80, while its other end fitsinto a recess provided in a slide 81 guidedby two guides 82, 83 secured.to one of the partition strips 40. The end of the arm 79 engaging thisrecess is slightly beveled off so as to prevent binding of the partswhen they are moved. A spring 81 bearing ag inst a projection on theguide 82 tends to push the slide 81 upward against a rod divided by aninclined cut 84 into a slide 84 and a lever 84'. The slide 84 has at itslower face, in proximity to the cut 84,

-a recess 84* adapted to be engaged at times by the upper portion of theslide 81; it is also provided at its end with a handle 84 by means ofwhich it can be moved lengthwise, stationary guide pieces 85, 85, and 85and 83 serving to guide it properly. Projections 84 and 84 on the slide84 will limit its movement in either direction by coming in contact withone or the other end face of the guide piece 85. A spring 86 tends tohold the slide 84 in its normal (innermost) position, in contact withthe lever 84. The latter is pivotally supported at 54, a spring 87 heldby a stationary bracket 87 tending to swing the lever 84' on its pivotagainst the slide 84. A marker 88 is secured rigidly to the end of thislever; the lower end of this marker is pointed so that it will, bycoming in contact with the recording strip (or its protective strip),mark a dot on said strip, or, if this contact continues, it will marowing to the rotation of the drum 29, a line running lengthwise of therecording strip.

The operation of the loading-time recorder is as follows: At the momentof be- 'and thus prevent the slide portion 84 from returning to itsoriginal position. As soon as the slide portion 84 has moved awayfromthe lever portion 84, this latter will swing on its pivot under theaction of the spring 87 until the recording point of the marker 88 hascome in contact with the recording strip (or rather the protectivestrip), marking a line in space III of said strip (as shown in Fig. 16),as long as the loading operation continues, that is to say, as long asthe vehicle remains stationary. As soon as the vehicle begins to travel,the marking mechanism will be released from engagement with therecording strip in the following manner: The rotation of the wheels iscommunicated by means of the flexible shaft. shaft 46, and gears 60, 61to the shaft 62. During the first revolution of this shaft, the pin 75on the disk 74 will engage and swing the lever 76 on its pivot 65*, thedog 78 allowing the lever to pass by yielding to the right. When the pin75 has reached the slot 76 on the lever 76, the latter will return toits original position under the action of the spring '77. As describedabove, the dog 78 cannot yield independently on the return movement ofthe lever 76, but will be lifted by the latter, causing the arm 79 toswing on its pivot 79 and the slide 81 in engagement with said arm to beWithdrawn from the recess 84* in the slide portion 84. Thus released,this slide portion 84 will return to the position shown in Fig. 5, underthe action of the spring 86,-causing the lever portion 84 to swingslightly on its .pivot 54, thus raising the marker 88 from. therecording strip. At every revolution of the shaft 62, the pin 75 willengage and swing the levers 76 and 79 and reciprocate the slide 81, butobviously this will not affect the slide 84 and lever 84' as long asthey are in the inactive position illustrated by Fig. 5.

The construction and operation of the.

mechanism for recording the time spent in ing ofthe vehicle is begun,While the lever The recesses in the lever to be engaged by must then ofcouse be located on" the pin 7 5 thatside of the lever which faces thedisk 74.

In Fig. 6, we have illustrated in detail the mechanism for recording inspace V of the recording strip, the number of trips performed by thevehicle in the course of 24 hours. A slide 91, provided with a handle 92is adapted to move in a stationary U- shaped guide 93, stationaryguiding strips 94, 9 1i holding the slide down in its proper positionWithin the guide 93. Normally, the slide is held in its innermostposition, with its widened outer poztion 91" against the guide piece 94,by a spring 95, one end of which is securedto the slide 91, while theother end is fastened to the guide 93. A slot 91 is provided in theslide 91, within which is pivotally secured at 96 a dog 96 normally heldin the position shown in Fig. 6

by a spring 97. As will be seen from Figs. 6 and 13, the dog 96 is ofsuch a shape that it can swing on its pivot in one direction, againstthe tension of the spring 9-7, but cannot yield in the other direction.Pivotally mounted at 98 is a lever 98 normally held against the stop 53by a spring 99. The.

lower portion of this lever is adapted to be engaged at times by the dog96, while its upper portion will engage at times a short arm 100pivotally secured at 101 to a lever 102 pivotally supported at 5& by theside plate 37 and one of the partition strips 40. A spring 103 normallyholds the arm 100 in the position shown in Fig. 6, while a spring 104normally holds the lever 102 against the stop 56. .The end of the lever101 carries a marker 105 adapted to strike at times against therecording strip on the drum 29. The construction of the arm 100, lever102 and marker 105 is identically the same as described above inconnection With arm 58, I

lever 55, and marker 59.. v

This strip-recording device operates as follows: Every time the vehiclestarts on a trip, the driver pulls out the slide 91 by means of thehandle 92, the engagement of the dog 96 with the guiding piece 94limiting the movement of the slide.- The dog 96, unable to yield whencoming in contact with the lower portion of the lever 98, will swing thelatter on its pivot 98. The upper portion of the lever 98 will pass thearm 100, this arm yielding by swinging on its pivot 101. "After the lug96 has cleared the lower edge of the lever 98, this lever will swingback to its normal vpositna'i,lifting the arm 100, now unable to yield,and caus- 107 -(normai y is Provided in fife/-- frontof the casing,which will allow the drum 29 to be withdrawn at the end of the 24 hours,for the purpose of removing therefrom the recording strip with therecord of the working day, and replacing it by a new strip 'for thefollowing day. V

Fig. 16 shows that on the recording strip which has been removed fromthe apparatus, will be found a complete record of the Work accomplishedby the vehicle for the 24: hours during which the recording strip was onthe drum. From the time the vehicle has begun to receive its first loaduntil it has returned to the starting point on itslast trip, a recordmust be marked in any one ofthe three spaces II, III, and IV, that is,the vehicle must either be running andmark a heavy black line in spaceII, or, if it is standing for a time, there must be foundfor thestanding period a mark either in space III or IV, that is to say, thestanding time must have been spent either in loading or in unloading. Ifthere is no record in. rows III or IV corresponding to a blank space inrow II, the driver must account for the time recording strip mayconveniently be made of suflicient width to note thereon an entry suchas a rsum or total of the individual records or of data. deduced fromsuch records, such as for instance: mileage, time in service, timerunning, time standing, time.

loading, time, unioading, loads, deliveries,

average time of loading per load, average time unloading per load, etc.The mileage and sped recorded will not only indicate the distancetraveled by the vehicle, but will also enable the owner to figure theaverage speed for each mile that the vehicle has been run-- ningcontinuously.

The casing containing our recording mechanism may conveniently be placedin front of or near the driver's seat. In this case, the device willserve at the same time as an automobile clock, if the wall of the casingis made tra iarent in front of the clock, so that the dial will bevisible from the outside (Fig. :2). Preferably, the clock will also bearranged in such a way that it can be wound from the outside, withoutnecessitating the opening of the casing. Of course, it is not necessaryto employ a 'complete clock (with handsand dial) for feeding therecording strip, but any clockwork or equivalent motor running withsutlicient uniformity of speed can be employed. While we have describedthe marking of the record strip by means of carbon paper, it will beobvious that we may employ other means, such as the well-known waxed orparaliined paper, or a recording pencil or pen such as are used inmeteorological recording instruments.

Ve claim as our invention:

1. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, means operatively connected with thecarriage, forrecording, on said strip, the distance traveled, a device,under control of the operator, for making on said strip a record of thetime during which the carriage is being loaded, another device, likewiseunder the control of the operator, for making on said strip a record ofthe time during which the carriage is being unloaded, means, operated bythe starting of the carriage, for throwing said devices out of action,and means, under control of the operator, for marking on said strip, thenumber of trips and the time each trip was begun.

2. A recording device for carriages, comprising'a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, means operatively connectedwith thecarriage, for recording, on said strip, thedistance traveled, a device,under control of the operator, for marking on said strip a record of thetime during which the carriage is being loaded, another device, likewiseunder the control of the operator, for making'on said strip a record ofthe time during which the carriage is beingunloaded, and means, operatedby the starting of the carriage, for throwing out of action the deviceswhich record the loading and the unloading time.

3. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or othermotor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with thecarriage, for making a mark on said strip whenever the carriage in itstravel has completed a unit of distance. a device, under control of theoperator, for making on said strip a record of the time during which thecarriage is being loaded, another device, likewise under the control ofthe operator, for making on said strip a record of the time during whichthe carriage is being unloaded, and means, operated by the starting ofthe carriage, for throwing out of action the devices which record theloading and the unloading time.

a. A recording device for carriages, com prising a record-carrier, amotor for imparting a continuous motion to said recordcarrier, a devicefor recording on a strip borne by said carrier the distance traveled,another device, under the operators control, for recording on said stripthe time spent on some operation performed while the carriage isstanding, and means, operated by the starting of the carriage,-torthrowing the last-named device out of action.

5. A recording device for carriages, comprisinga device, under theoperators con trol, for making a separate record of the time spent onsome operation performed while the carriage is standing, and means,operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing the last-nameddevice out of action.

(3. A recording device for carriages, comprising a plurality ofindependent devices, under the operators control, for recordingindividually, the time spent on dilterent operations pert'omed while thecarriage is standing, and means, operated by the starting of thecarriage, for throwing any and all of the last-named devices out ofaction.

7. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with thecarriage, for making a practically continuous mark on said strip whilethe carriage is running, and also t'ar making a mark on said stripwhenever the carriage in its travel has completed a unit of distance, adevice, under the operator "s control, for recording the time spent onsome operation performed while the carria 'e is standing, and means,operated by the starting of the carriage, for throwing the last-nameddevice out of action.

8. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with thecarriage, for making a practically continuous mark on said strip whilethe carriage is running, and a device, under the opcrators control, forrecording on said strip the time spent on some operation performed whilethe carriage is standing.

9. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, means, operatively connected with thecarriage, for making apractically continuous mark on said strip whilethe carriage is running, a device, under the operators control, forrecording the time spent on some operation performed while the carriageis standing, and means, opertion.

10. A recording device for carriages, comprising a normallyinactive'device for recording the time spent on some operation performedwhile the carriage is standing, means, under the operators control forsetting said device in its recording position, and means, operated bythe starting of the carriage, for returning said device to its inactiveposition.

11. A recording device for carriages, comprising a normally inactivedevice for re cording the time spent on some operation to be performedwhile the carriage is stand means, operativelyconnected with thecarriage, for bringing said recording device back to its inactiveposition when the car riage is traveling, means, under the operatorscontrol, for bringing the device to its active or recording position,and means, whereby the recording device, after it has, been brought toits active position, will be locked in such position while the carriageis standing.

12. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a lever provided with a marker formaking a record on said strip, a spring-pressed arm pivoted to saidlever and having a limited swingin movement thereon, another leveradapted to engage said arm and to swing it first independently of itslever in one direction and subsequently with its carrying lever, tocause the latter to produce a record, and rotary means, operativelyconnected with the carriage, for swinging the second-named lever in onedirection and subsequently releasing it to allow its return.

13. A recording device for carriages, com prising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever provided with amarker for .making a record on said strip, a spring-pressed arm having alimited movementrelatively to said lever, another lever adapted toengage said arm and to move it first independently of its lever in onedirection and subsequently ith its carrying lever, to cause the latterto produce a record, a spring'tending to return the second-named leverto its initial position, and rotary means, operated bythe travel of thecarriage and provided with a pin adapted to engage and swing the saidsecond-named lever, the latter being provided with an opening in thereturn path of said in, and with another opening adapted to al ow thepassage of said pin after the lever has been swung by the action of thesaid pin.

14.' A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor forfeeding a record strip, a movable carrying memher provided witha marker for making a record on said strip, an arm carried by saidmember and capable of a limited movement relatively thereto, anothermovable member adapted to move first in one direction and then in theopposite direction and to move the said arm independently of itscarrying member during the forward movement of said second named member,and with its carrying member during the return movement of saidsecond-named member, to cause the marker to produce a record, and means,operated by the travel of the carriage, for actuating said second-namedmember.

15. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a movable carrying member providedwith a marker for making a record on said strip, an arm carried by saidmember and capable of a limited movement relatively thereto, anothermovable member adapted to move first in one direction and then in theopposite direction and to move said arm independently of its carryingmember during the forward movement of said second-named member, and withits carrying member during the return movement of said second-namedmember, to cause the marker to produce a record, and a rotary pin,operated by the travel of the carriage, the second-named movable memberbeing provided with a portion extending in the forward path of said pinso as to cause the latter to move said member forward, the latter beingalso provided with a clearance to allow said pin to pass freely on itsreturn movement, and being further provided with another clearance toregister with said pin after the second-named member has been shifted bythe pin, allowing said member to return to its normal position.

16. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feedinga record strip, a movable member, a marker mounted to slide on saidmember toward or from the record strip, but held against turningrelatively to said member, said marker having a marking edge transverseto the path of the record strip, a spring tending to project the markerfrom said member, and means for operating said member,

17. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feedinga record strip, a lever carrying a marker for producing a record on saidstrip, a spring tending to throw said lever into the marking position, aslide normally alining and contacting with said lever and holding itinits inactive position, another slide movable transversely of thefirst-named slide, to lock the latter in the position in which itreleases the marking lever, and means for controlling said lockingslide.

18. A recording device for carria es, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a lever carrying a marker forproducing a record on said strip, a spring tending to throw said leverinto the marking position, a slide normally alining and contacting withsaid lever and holding it in its inactive position, another slide mov-.

able transversely of the first-named slide and spring-pressed toward itto lock it in the position in which it releases the marking lever, andmeans, operated by the travel of the carriage, for withdrawing thelocking slide and allowing the other slide to return to its normalposition and restoring the marking lever to its inactive position.

19. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying amarker for producing a record on .said strip, a movable member, underthe operators control, for normally holding said lever in its inactiveposition, means for locking said member in the position in which itreleases said lever, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage,for withdrawing said locking means and causing the marking lever to berestored to its inactive position.

20. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for teeding a record strip, a movable marker for producing arecord on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker inits inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to release.said marker, means for locking said member in its releasing position,and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for withdrawing saidlocking means and causing the marker to be restored to its inactiveposition.

21. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a movable marker for producing arecord on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker inits inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to releasesaid marker, means for locking said member in its releasing position, awithdrawing lever in operative engagement with said locking means, a

spring-pressed dog carried by said lever and capable of a limitedmovement relatively thereto, an actuating lever adapted to engage saiddog, and means, operated by the travel of the carriage, for rocking saidactuating lever.

22. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feed ing a record strip, a movable marker for producing arecord on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker 1n1ts inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to releasesaid marker, a spring-pressed slide for lock1ng sa1d member in itsreleasing position, a withdrawing lever engaging said slide, a doghaving a limited movement relatively to said lever, an actuating memberadapted to engage said dog and move the-slide away from its lockingposition, and means, ope 'ated by the travel of the carriage, for movingsaid actuating member.

23. A recording device for carriages, comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a movable marker .tor producing arecord on said strip, a movable member normally holding said marker inits inactive position but adapted to be moved by the operator to releasethe said marker, a spring-pressed member for locking the firstnamedmember in its releasing position, a withdrawing member engaging saidlocking member, a dog carried by saidwithdrawing member and having alimited movement relatively thereto, an actuating spring-pressed leveradapted to engage said dog, and a rotary pin, adapted for operation bthe travel of the carriage, to engage sai actuating lever and swing itin one direction, said actuating lever having a clearance to allow thepassage 0 said pin whenthe lever has been swung a certain distance, soas to allow the lever to return under the influence of its spring, andsaid lever also having another clearance to allow the passage of saidpin on its return movement, after the lever has resumed its originalposition.

24. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feedinga record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying a marker and providedwith a beveled end, a slide alining with said lever in one positionthereof and movable into and out of contact therewith, the contactingend of said slide being beveled to correspond to the adjacent lever end,and means for controlling the position of said slide.

25. A recording device, comprising a clockwork or like motor for feedinga record strip, a spring-pressed lever carrying a marker and providedwith a beveled end, a slide alining with said lever in one positionthereof and movable into and out of contact therewith, the contactingend of said slide being beveled to correspond to the adjacent lever end,another slide movable transversely of the first-named slide and adaptedfor locking engagement therewith, a withdrawing lever -engaging saidlocking slide, a spring for pressing the locking slide toward thefirst-named slide, a spring-pressed dog carried by said withdrawinglever and capable of a limited pivotal movement relatively thereto, andan actuating member adapted for engagement with said dog.

26. A recording device for carriages. comprising a clockwork or likemotor for feeding a record strip, a spring actuated lever provided witha marker for making a ree- 0rd on said strip, a spring-pressed armpivter to produce a record onsaid strip, and oted to said lever andhaving a limited means for actuating the second-named lever, swingingmovement thereon, another lever In testimony whereof, we have signedthis 10 adapted to engage said arm and to swing it specification.

5 first independently of its lever in one direction and subsequently inthe opposite direc- WILLIAM MURRAY. tion with its carrying lever, tocause the lat- EDWARD C. BANTA, J R.

